afflicted
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And unlike us mere mortals, they aren’t afflicted by pesky qualms about their reputation or career, or that queasy feeling in the gut produced by years of social conditioning against lying or ripping people off.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
His teenage crush, afflicted by illness, welcomes it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
They interviewed 191 afflicted people, and found that 177 reported eating at Mexican-style restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Qdoba before their illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Several European nations have been afflicted by wildfires this summer during a succession of heatwaves.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
I avoided the two old women as if they were afflicted with the plague and their house a haunted graveyard.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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